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E.J. Tackett grabs lead as PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open heads to match play

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, May 28, 2017 11:00 pm
E.J. Tackett grabs lead as PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open heads to match play
Reigning PBA Player of the Year E.J. Tackett leads heading into match play at the PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Reigning PBA Player of the Year E.J. Tackett jumped from 12th to the lead in Sunday’s second round of qualifying in the PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open at Ten Pin Alley Family Fun Center in Wilmington, N.C., PBA reported The MOTIV staffer fired games of 222, 215, 257, 279, 268 and 214 for a round of 1,455 Sunday to finish qualifying with a 12-game total of 2,842, 13 pins ahead of lefty Rhino Page at 2,829. The 24-year-old right-hander with the ultra-high rev rate and 2013, 2014 and 2015...